Local to remote server changes via scp

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Just some scp commands to remember for later.

To push changes from a local file to a remote server, use scp in the local terminal:

$scp index.html username@ip-address:/var/www/desired-directory

To push changes from the entire local directory use scp -r ./ in the local terminal:

scp -r ./ username@ip-address:/var/www/desired-directory